Allyship & inclusion resources to make sure everyone feels
SEEN,
HEARD,
and BELONGING
at work.
Julie Kratz has been speaking, consulting and educating organizations on allyship and inclusive leadership for the past 10 years.
Next Pivot Point teaches actionable approaches to allyship that go beyond statements and performative tactics. We meet you and your team wherever you are on your learning journey to walk side by side with you through real change. Your leaders will leave our work together with commitments and practical ideas they can actually use to make a lasting impact.
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Senior Male Ally Utilizes Lead Like an Ally with His Team
Jon Dartt, Vice President of Sales Delta Faucet Company, utlizes Lead Like an Ally with his team... “Very few organizations have mastered gender equality. Kratz's research helps us understand why. The Like an Ally manager tool kits help my team to be even more...
We Do Not Stay Where We Do Not Feel We Belong
As humans, we have a deep need for connection and belonging. Dating back to Maslow’s work in 1942, we know that only physiological needs (water, food, shelter) and safety needs (security) are more important than connection and belonging. Once we feel safe physically and physiologically, we next seek belonging and connection from others. As a tribal species, being with others is paramount. We cannot survive on our own.
So, what does this have to do with diversity and inclusion in the workplace?
Why Talking to Our Children about Diversity & Inclusion is Important, Yet Hard
As humans, we have a deep need for connection and belonging. Dating back to Maslow’s work in 1942, we know that only physiological needs (water, food, shelter) and safety needs (security) are more important than connection and belonging. Once we feel safe physically and physiologically, we next seek belonging and connection from others. As a tribal species, being with others is paramount. We cannot survive on our own.
So, what does this have to do with diversity and inclusion in the workplace?